MAVIC® TRANS-PROVENCE 2014 /// DAY 3 2

Day 3 of the 2014 Trans-Provence was a more relaxed day for the riders. Though they still covered a great deal of ground, they were having fun dropping some serious elevation. Of course there were still mechanicals, some tech, and blown tires to keep everyone on their toes and practicing their French to be pardoned.

2014 Mavic Trans-Provence Day 3 Results (full results)



DAY 3 /// VILLARS-COLMARS to GUILLAUMES

Distance: 39.21km

D+ : 1327m

D- : 3086m



Reprieve! By most people’s daily mountain bike ride standards, if you’d just ridden 40km with the best part of 1500m of climbing you’d probably bandy around the word ‘epic’.



If you’ve just survived the last two days of Mavic® Trans-Provence, Day 3 seems like a recovery ride. A recovery ride with lots of down - just a tad over 3000m in fact!



Four special stages as always, but no grey earth this year as that has seen some demolition action in the name of a solar panel generation scheme, but a new stage two and four to make up for it.



It’s not all been plain sailing however, there’s been mechanicals, and then more mechanicals. Blown shocks, bent mechs, and pinch flats galore. Blown tires can mean a lost stage, and so we’ve seen the usual change begin, as some riders swap from more pedal-able all rounders to super tacky heavier carcased downhill tires.



Today there’s been a little bit of wandering off track as well; the reminder to check your map first, and check your speed, sometimes gets lost as the timing chip contacts the belise, but thats big mountain racing for you.

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